Gratitude For The Day Ahead: Good Morning!

Starting your day with a morning gratitude meditation can help boost your mood and make you feel good. By taking a few minutes each morning to think about what you're thankful for, you can set a positive tone for the rest of the day. This can also help you become more aware of your thoughts and feelings, which can help you make better choices throughout the day.

Try doing this meditation right after you wake up before you get caught up in all your daily tasks. Let's start our day off right with a morning gratitude meditation!

Music from Jonny Easton. Uppbeat
Image by Bing Naranjo

Transcript

Hi friend, Today we are going to focus on morning gratitude meditations. By taking time each morning to reflect on what we are grateful for, We can enhance our overall outlook on life and cultivate a more positive mindset. It is best to do our morning gratitude meditation just after waking up. Waking up with the sun gives us an excellent opportunity to begin the new day with renewed appreciation. Our thoughts are often scattered first thing in the morning, Drifting to our responsibilities, What we are having for breakfast, Our commute, Our work duties and everything else that needs our attention daily. So, Before the mind wakes up completely this morning, It is essential to create a blank canvas. We are going to practice that today, So you can start your day with positive energy. Take a few moments to bring yourself out of sleep into a light, Wakeful state. You may open your eyes if you'd like to, Or allow them to stay closed. Take a deep breath in, Invigorating the lungs, Waking them up, And give your body a nice stretch gently waking it. Again, Take a nice deep cleansing breath in and release, Letting it go, Clearing the mind of any leftover concerns from yesterday and any stress about the future, Setting an intention to start fresh today. Place both hands lightly on the stomach area and breathe into them, Becoming more energized, More alert, Aligning yourself with willpower, The intention to start your day in gratitude. Feel this invigorating energy flow underneath your hands and spread throughout your body. Continue to hold your hands on the center of the stomach, Your energy center. Visualize the sun now, Imagine it coming up over the horizon, See it illuminating everything it touches, Oceans, The hills, The grass, And your skin. Feel it touching your body, Warming it, Waking it up, Hear the birds chirping as they greet the sun, Smile as you feel this warm sunlight on your skin, Feeling it washing over and around you, Invigorating every part of your body, Feel the sun illuminating your mind, Bringing sunny thoughts to it, Clearing away the lingering shadows of sleep. Now let's repeat some positive affirmations to start the day off. Taking a deep breath, A slow exhale, Then repeat after me, I am grateful for this day. I am grateful for this day. Not worrying about what your day will look like and letting go of expectation, Simply expressing your thanks for waking up today. I am grateful for this day. Offering thanks for the sun. I am grateful for this day. Feeling gratitude flow through you as you breathe easily and enjoy this wonderful moment of pure appreciation. I am grateful for this day. I am grateful for my body. Feel appreciation moving through each body part as you say again, I am grateful for my body. I am grateful for my body. Feeling it deep within your bones now as you continue to repeat, I am grateful for my body. Now repeat, I am grateful for my mind. Expressing thanks for your beautiful, Unique, Brilliant mind. I am grateful for my mind. I am grateful for my mind. Feel appreciation move through your head as you continue to repeat, I am grateful for my mind. Now I am grateful for everything I will experience today. Say this again with strong conviction. I am grateful for everything that I will experience today. Good or bad, Every experience makes us who we are. Welcome the highs and the lows alike, Knowing that everything is a lesson. I am grateful for everything that I will experience today. Every experience is an opportunity for growth. Hold appreciation in your awareness as you continue to repeat, I am grateful for everything that I will experience today. Now you may choose a new affirmation to repeat, Beginning with the words, I am grateful for, And ending with the words of your choice. Anything you could return to throughout your day for inspiration and gratitude, Repeat Repeat it a few times after you align with your affirmation, Breathing deeply into the body's core. Deep inhales and slow exhales. Once again, Holding appreciation in your awareness. When you are ready to end this session, Open your eyes if they have been closed. Sit up straight and give the body another long stretch. Extending your arms and reaching your fingers towards the sky. Extending your legs, Wiggling your toes, And returning your breath to an easy natural rhythm as you finally rise. Starting your day off on the right foot and carrying gratitude with you every step of the way.